Jamaica Photo Gallery

    Sunlit exterior of Black Spectrum Theatre Co. Inc. building, with a vintage sign, tan walls, green shrubs, and the theater’s name and logo displayed on the wall, partly shaded by tree branches.

    Black Spectrum Theatre. Photo: Paola Chapdelaine

    A lush community garden with raised wooden beds, green plants, trees, shrubs, and two orange barrels. A blue shipping container and power lines are visible in the background.

    Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson Community Garden. Photo: Paola Chapdelaine

    Street signs at the intersection of Guy R Brewer Boulevard and Liberty Avenue with a traffic light, parking signs, and a partly cloudy blue sky in the background.

    Photo: Paola Chapdelaine

    People cross a Jamaica Ave, a busy city street at a crosswalk. Cyclists, cars, and pedestrians share the intersection. Buildings with shops, signs, and billboards line the street under a clear blue sky.

    Jamaica Avenue. Photo: Paola Chapdelaine

    People stand in front of a store called "Jamaican Flavors" with a bright blue and red sign. The sidewalk is busy with pedestrians, and colorful posters and clothing are displayed outside nearby shops.

    Jamaican Flavors. Photo: Paola Chapdelaine

    A large sign reading "King Manor Museum" stands in front of a historic yellow house surrounded by greenery, trees, and a black fence on a sunny day.

    King Manor Museum. Photo: Photo: Paola Chapdelaine

    Jamaica Arts Center, a large, three-story stone building with arched windows and a sign that reads "ESQTA" above the entrance. People sit and stand outside, including by a colorful food truck on the right.

    Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning. Photo: Paola Chapdelaine

    Three people in colorful hijabs walk hand-in-hand past street vendors on a busy Jamaica sidewalk lined with stalls, buses, and buildings under a clear blue sky.

    Photo: Paola Chapdelaine

    Commuters with bags walk through a busy indoor train station with signs for Long Island Rail Road, track 7, subway lines E, J, Z, and elevators. Digital boards display schedule information.

    Photo: Paola Chapdelaine

    A Jamaica street corner with a crosswalk, a person walking, several parked cars, a two-story house, and a modern apartment building in the background under a clear blue sky.

    Photo: Paola Chapdelaine

    A man walks on a red-brick sidewalk in front of Colosseum Mall, a low, grey building with large windows and trees lining the street on a sunny day.

    Jamaica Colosseum Mall. Photo: Paola Chapdelaine

    King Manor Museum. A historic two-story cream-colored house with a pitched roof stands behind a black iron fence, surrounded by trees and green grass on a sunny day.

    King Manor Museum. Photo: Paola Chapdelaine

    Glass entrance of Jamaica Market with green metal framework, trees on both sides, and sunlight shining from above. Signs read "Food Court," "Jamaica Market," and "Shops.

    Jamaica Market. Photo: Paola Chapdelaine

    Indoor view of Jamaica Market with a high, triangular ceiling, hanging banners, food stalls on the right, and people walking around. Bright natural light comes through large windows at the end.

    Jamaica Market. Photo: Paola Chapdelaine

    Black Spectrum Theatre Co. Inc. is a beige and white building featuring diamond patterns, an exterior staircase, and a yellow door. Green trees and bushes fill the foreground beneath a clear, sunny sky.

    Black Spectrum Theatre. Photo: Paola Chapdelaine

    A row of colorful Victorian-style houses with pointed roofs sits behind leafless trees and a white fence. Several cars are parked along the street in front of the houses.

    Rufus King Park. Photo: Jordana Bermúdez

    A faded orange sign reading "The Afrikan Poetry" hangs above the entrance of a brick building with yellow-painted lower walls and old windows. An air conditioner juts out from one window above the sign.

    The Center for Culture: Afrikan Poetry Theatre, Inc. Photo: Paola Chapdelaine

    People walk and play in a green, sunlit park. Trees provide shade, and a few kids with a soccer ball stand on a paved path. A lamppost and fence are visible, with more people in the distance.

    Rufus King Park. Photo: Paola Chapdelaine

    People are walking and sitting on benches along a tree-lined park path on a sunny day. The scene is lively, with families, children, and groups of friends enjoying the outdoors under tall green trees.

    Rufus King Park. Photo: José A. Alvarado Jr.

    A brick building with a large yellow and red “Sybil’s” sign houses a restaurant and bakery. Next door are two storefronts with “Pharmacy” signs. Cars and people are visible on the street in front.

    Sybil's Bakery & Restaurant. Photo: Paola Chapdelaine

    A person rides a bicycle past large leafy trees and a historic brick building (The Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning) on a city street, with people walking in the background and a yellow fire hydrant visible near the sidewalk.

    Jamaica Performing Arts Center (JPAC). Photo: José A. Alvarado Jr.

    Three people cross a wide street at a crosswalk in a busy urban area with shops and businesses under a clear blue sky. Traffic lights hang above the street, and storefront signs are visible along the sidewalks.

    Photo: Paola Chapdelaine